diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a23d8ca1..d6a70448 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ############################# Main targets #############################
 # Run all checks, build, and test.
-install: clean staticcheck errcheck workflowcheck bins test
+install: clean lint workflowcheck bins test
 ########################################################################
 
 ##### Variables ######
@@ -27,20 +27,15 @@ test:
 	$(NEWLINE))
 	@! grep -q "^--- FAIL" test.log
 
-staticcheck:
-	@printf $(COLOR) "Run static check..."
-	@GO111MODULE=off go get -u honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck
-	@staticcheck ./...
-
-errcheck:
-	@printf $(COLOR) "Run error check..."
-	@GO111MODULE=off go get -u github.com/kisielk/errcheck
-	@errcheck ./...
+lint:
+	@printf $(COLOR) "Run checks..."
+	@go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.50.1
+	@golangci-lint run --disable-all -E errcheck -E staticcheck
 
 workflowcheck:
 	@printf $(COLOR) "Run workflow check..."
 	@go install go.temporal.io/sdk/contrib/tools/workflowcheck
-	@workflowcheck -show-pos ./...
+	@workflowcheck -config workflowcheck.config.yaml -show-pos ./...
 
 update-sdk:
 	go get -u go.temporal.io/api@master
@@ -49,5 +44,5 @@ update-sdk:
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf bin
-	
-ci-build: staticcheck errcheck workflowcheck bins test
+
+ci-build: lint workflowcheck bins test
diff --git a/dsl/starter/main.go b/dsl/starter/main.go
index 98476914..ca3e7ddd 100644
--- a/dsl/starter/main.go
+++ b/dsl/starter/main.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"flag"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/pborman/uuid"
 	"go.temporal.io/sdk/client"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&dslConfig, "dslConfig", "dsl/workflow1.yaml", "dslConfig specify the yaml file for the dsl workflow.")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(dslConfig)
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(dslConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln("failed to load dsl config file", err)
 	}
diff --git a/expense/activities.go b/expense/activities.go
index 363fd66a..54c7f599 100644
--- a/expense/activities.go
+++ b/expense/activities.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ func CreateExpenseActivity(ctx context.Context, expenseID string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-	_ = resp.Body.Close()
+	defer resp.Body.Close() // nolint:errcheck
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ func WaitForDecisionActivity(ctx context.Context, expenseID string) (string, err
 		logger.Info("waitForDecisionActivity failed to register callback.", "Error", err)
 		return "", err
 	}
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-	_ = resp.Body.Close()
+	defer resp.Body.Close() // nolint:errcheck
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ func PaymentActivity(ctx context.Context, expenseID string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-	_ = resp.Body.Close()
+	defer resp.Body.Close() // nolint:errcheck
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/fileprocessing/activities.go b/fileprocessing/activities.go
index f0f3a22e..276faac9 100644
--- a/fileprocessing/activities.go
+++ b/fileprocessing/activities.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package fileprocessing
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ func (a *Activities) ProcessFileActivity(ctx context.Context, fileName string) (
 	defer func() { _ = os.Remove(fileName) }() // cleanup temp file
 
 	// read downloaded file
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(fileName)
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(fileName)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("processFileActivity failed to read file.", "FileName", fileName, "Error", err)
 		return "", err
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ func (b *BlobStore) downloadFile(fileID string) []byte {
 
 func (b *BlobStore) uploadFile(ctx context.Context, filename string) error {
 	// dummy uploader
-	_, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
+	_, err := os.ReadFile(filename)
 	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
 		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 		// Demonstrates that heartbeat accepts progress data.
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ func transcodeData(ctx context.Context, data []byte) []byte {
 }
 
 func saveToTmpFile(data []byte) (f *os.File, err error) {
-	tmpFile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "temporal_sample")
+	tmpFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "temporal_sample")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/workflowcheck.config.yaml b/workflowcheck.config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3cc1837e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workflowcheck.config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+decls:
+  print: false
+  fmt.Printf: false
+  fmt.Sprintf: false
+  fmt.Sprint: false
+  fmt.Errorf: false